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Much Controversy Over Google's Accelerator |
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11:12 am EDT, May 6, 2005 |
] Try using Web Accelerator on a forum site, one with lots
] of geeks who love Google and probably already have Web
] Accelerator installed. Why, if you're lucky, you'll be
] logged in as someone else, as the folks at
] SomethingAwful.com discovered. The posters in that forum
] discovered that most of the times they refreshed the
] page, they were logged in as a different person, seeing
] their friend's control panel for the forums. Sweet! Morons. The problem with SiteFinder was that Verisign took advantage of their central position on the internet to make a change to it which benefitted them, but that change forced everyone else to make changes to accomidate them. They helped themselves and hurt everyone else. Google Accelerator is similar. Its more useful then Sitefinder, and Google has less "lock in" as a central net figure then Verisign, but unless this thing dies a firey death in the next few days every webmaster in the world who runs something more complex then a personal homepage is going to have to make changes to accomidate it. Much Controversy Over Google's Accelerator |
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Wired 13.05: People are getting smarter. |
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1:35 am EDT, May 6, 2005 |
] Over the last 50 years, we've had to cope with an
] explosion of media, technologies, and interfaces, from
] the TV clicker to the World Wide Web. And every new form
] of visual media - interactive visual media in particular
] - poses an implicit challenge to our brains: We have to
] work through the logic of the new interface, follow
] clues, sense relationships. The latest issue of Wired sucks less. They seem to be reaching back to their roots. Smart people talking about interesting things rather then journalists talking about smart people talking about interesting things... Wired 13.05: People are getting smarter. |
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9:50 am EDT, May 5, 2005 |
] YELLOW ARROW [NOUN] THE GLOBAL PUBLIC ART PROJECT OF
] LOCAL EXPERIENCES. [VERB] TO LEAVE AND DISCOVER MESSAGES
] POINTING OUT WHAT COUNTS. Another SMS sticker project. This one involves yellow arrows that point to things and are associated with messages and discussions. This one is better then most previous projects because it doesn't require a high tech phone. yellowarrow.net |
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Making the wrong move against spyware | Perspectives | CNET News.com |
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7:01 pm EDT, May 4, 2005 |
] A better approach might be one that takes aim at
] problematic behavior rather than problematic technology. I've made this point before. This is a great example of why laws should be about what people do and not about what computers do. Making the wrong move against spyware | Perspectives | CNET News.com |
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11:14 am EDT, May 4, 2005 |
Anyone ever try Veltin's Pilsener? Free? Beer! [PDF] |
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2:03 am EDT, May 4, 2005 |
Blog Nashville is this weekend. Only 19 slots left if you want to attend. Don't register unless you're serious, as there really are only 19 slots left. However, Dan Gillmor, Dave Winer, and Mark Glaser will be there, among others... About BlogNashville |
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Cinco de mayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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11:29 am EDT, May 3, 2005 |
] The rise in Cinco de Mayo's popularity in the United
] States can be attributed to the Chicano student movement
] of the late 1960s... Seems to get bigger every year. Anyway to sell beer I guess. Cinco de mayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Georgia Institute of Technology :: Campus Calendar & Events |
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6:20 pm EDT, May 2, 2005 |
] Spring Commencement Shifts to Georgia Dome
] May 7, 2005 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
] Georgia Dome
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] The 221st Commencement of the Georgia Institute of
] Technology will take place Saturday, May 7, 2005 at
] 9:00AM. This spring commencement will be held at the
] Georgia Dome in Downtown Atlanta. It will include both
] graduate and undergraduate students. ] Woo-hoo! Acidus and I are finally get out of this hellhole! Congrats!! Georgia Institute of Technology :: Campus Calendar & Events |
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The Time Traveler Convention - May 7, 2005 |
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2:54 pm EDT, May 2, 2005 |
] Technically, you would only need one time traveler
] convention. Time travelers from all eras could meet at a
] specific place at a specific time, and they could make as
] many repeat visits as they wanted. We are hosting the
] first and only Time Traveler Convention at MIT in one
] week, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
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] We need you to help PUBLICIZE the event so that future
] time travelers will know about the convention and attend. The Time Traveler Convention - May 7, 2005 |
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